21.  Congo, however, has said rival forces could not be made responsible for the initial peace keeping.

22.  Diplomats said the checkpoints were put up by police loyal to Kijac, who wanted to prevent rival forces from returning to the main police station in Banja Luka.

23.  French soldiers safeguarding the airport and the evacuees said they did not know if the rival forces were already starting to make a play for the airport.

24.  Greece will buy the U.S.-made Patriot missile defense system as part of a large arms buildup to keep pace with rival Turkish forces, officials said Friday.

25.  He said there is no fighting between rival forces.

26.  He said there was no fighting between rival forces.

27.  He said there was no fighting among rival forces.

28.  In April and May, Taylor led his men in an assault on rival forces of warlord Roosevelt Johnson.

29.  Karzai rejected speculation that Omar was in the hands of rival tribal forces in Kandahar.

30.  On Monday, rival forces clashed at a bridge over the Sambirano River in northwestern Madagascar, military sources said.